Bush Hog TC30

[tcreeley]

Hooked up my 2000 TC30 (bought Feb 2011) yesterday. I bush hogged my horse pasture that was overgrown with goldenrod, poplar, spruce, choke cherry, dogwood, thorn, apple brush. The biggest was 2 in thick and a couple taller than I was on the tractor. First I hit them with the bucket, kept going and ran them over with the bush hog. I bought this bush hog in April. International 5 ft tow behind. Works great once I figured out how to grease/replace oil, hook it up,etc. I've used a sicklebar with my 48 Farmall Cub, but never anything with a PTO shaft. The cub uses a belt/shaft and cam hook up for the bar. I ran it at 1800 RPM M/2. Probably could have run the engine faster, but it was knocking every thing down no problem. Just hearing nothing, then banging when going over bushes, then nothing. It has a slip clutch. That never kicked in when I hit a rock or two . Engine slowed down, but I hit the clutch then re-engaged slowly and moved on.
Earlier I plowed the garden with a 1 share plow and harrowed it with a disk harrow. Plenty of power. Worked great. Good tractor.

 

[thclimer]

Sounds like you were putting your new investment to work!

These tractors sure can make quick work of a task. I often wonder when I see stone walls just how much manual labor was used 100+ years ago when trees were cleared to make a pasture.

 

[Short Game]

Durn, tcreeley, I wanted to send you a private message but couldn't. Could you send me one? I'd like to discuss something with you, but not on the porch, if you get my drift.

 

[jbrumberg]

Therapeutic seat time! Amazing that this is possible this time of year this year.

 

[creekbend]

It seems as if you made the right choice in regards to your tractor selection. :thumbsup:

 

[Martian]

Brush hogging in Central Maine on December 23rd. What is going on with winter??

 

[tcreeley]

I'm always amazed by my tractor- its power and size. I used it for the 8" we got a while back- mounted a straight 7' snowplow on the bucket- worked great. I have an arthritic hip and using the clutch is great exercise for it!

 

[jinman]

Brush hogging in Central Maine on December 23rd. What is going on with winter??

I think you and jbrumberg didn't notice that the original post about mowing was posted in June of this year. The reason it popped back to the top was the poster who wanted to PM with the OP.

 

[Martian]

I think you and jbrumberg didn't notice that the original post about mowing was posted in June of this year. The reason it popped back to the top was the poster who wanted to PM with the OP.

That makes more sense! I didn't look at the dates.

 

[jbrumberg]

A lot of people do not think that I am very oriented to begin with- this may contribute to their beliefs. With this Fall/Winter (if it really is) so far anything seems possible.